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Photo: Megan Varner/Bloomberg/Getty Images

CDC Director’s Nomination Is an Opportunity to Reconstitute the CDC

With the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a window has opened to repair the agency, reconstitute it to meet new realities, and regain essential bipartisan trust and confidence among the American people.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — May 19, 2026

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Katherine E. Bliss
Director and Senior Fellow, Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience, Global Health Policy Center